Eyeglasses.



- No. 709,574. Patented Sept. '23, [902.

R. B. FINCH. EYEGLASSES. licafion filed Mar. 19

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ROBERT BROOKS FINOI-I, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EDYVIN T. JONES, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

EYEGLASSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 709,574, dated September 23, 1902.

Application filed March 19, 1901. $erial1lo. 51,954. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: ceives the lower extremity of the post and Be itknown thatI, ROBERT BROOKS FINOH, bears against the lug 8 above, which lug a citizen of the United States of America, reforms a stop limiting its upward movement. siding at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe Surrounding the post above the lug 8 is a coiland State of Colorado, have invented certain spring 13, performing the double function of new and useful Improvements in Eyeglasses; an expansion-spring and a torsion-spring. By and I do declare the following to be a full, virtue of its expansion property its lower exclear, and exact description of the invention, treniity bears against the lug 8, which forms a such as will enable others skilled in the art stop therefor, while its upper extremity en- 10 to which it appertains to make and use the gages the under surface of the upper ear 9" same, reference being had to the accompanyand holds the guard in place by expansion. ing drawings, and to the figures of reference By virtue of its torsion property it acts to marked thereon, which form a part of this throw the nosepieces inwardly toward the specification. bridge 12, whereby the guard is made to grasp 15 My invention relates generally to improvethe nose of the wearer. For this purpose one ments in eyeglasses,and specifically to the conterminal of the spring engages the lens-holder J struction of the guard and the means for con- 6, while the other terminal bears against the necting it with the lens-holder, all of which guard. It will thus be understood that the will be fully understood by reference to the guard is readily detachable by pressing it 2o accompanying drawings, in which is illusdown, whereby the upper ear 9 is made to trated an embodiment thereof. compress the spring until the lower ear is re- In the drawings, Figurelisafront elevation leased from its bearing on the lower extremof a pair of eyeglasses equipped with my imity of the post; but by virtue of the engageprovements, the guard being shown in place ment of the lower ear with the lug 8 the ex- 25 on one side only. Fig. 2is a perspective view pansive action of the spring is prevented from of the lens with the guard in place. Fig. 3 pushing the upper ear or bearing off its pinis a similar view of a lens, the guard being tle or post. removed to show the post. Fig. i is a per- My improvement is specially adapted for spective view of the guard shown in detail. use with eyeglasses having a rigid bridge, as 30 Fig. 5 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 2 shown in the drawings.

and illustrating amodified form of construc- In the construction shown in Fig. 5 the tion. guard-arms adjacent the vertical part 9 are The same reference characters indicate the provided with parallel parts 9 having opensame parts in all the views. ings forming bearings for the extremities of 35' Let the numeral 5 designate the lenses, and the post 7. These apertured parallel parts 9 6 the rim, mounting, or frame to which the perform substantially the same function as lens is secured. Rigidly attached to the part the ears 9 of the other form of construction. 6 or lens-holder is a post 7, which projects Having thus described my invention, what both above and below a lug 8, the latter form- I claim is 4o ing the connection between the post and the 1. In eyeglasses the combination with the lens-holder. bridge and lens-holder, of a post connected The guard 9 consists of a vertical part 9 with the lens-holder by means of a lug, a and three arms, (designated by the respective guard provided with separated, apertured characters 9 9 and 9 respectively.) To cars which engage the post, andaspring coiled 5 45 the free extremities of the parts 9 and 9 around the post and bearing against the lug are secured the nosepieces 10. The arm 9 at one extremity and the ear of the guard at projects from the part 9 in a direction oppothe other extremity, the opposite ear engagsite the parts 9 and 9 and is for use in ading the lug on the opposite side from the justing the guard. The part 9 is provided spring, whereby the guard is locked against 50 at its respective extremities with apertured movement in the direction of the springs acprojections or ears 9. The lower ear 9 retion.

2. In eyeglasses the combination with a bridge and the lens-holder, of a post connected with the lens-holder, a guard having two separated, apertured ears through which the post passes, a spring coiled around the post on one side of its connection with the lensholder, means for forming a stop for the spring in one direction, the other extremity of the spring engaging an ear of the guard and having a tendency to push it off the post, and means engaging the opposite ear of the guard to prevent the guard-ear acted on by the spring, from being disengaged from the post by the spring, the arrangement being such that by pressing one ear against the spring, the other ear may be disengaged from the post, and the guard readily detached.

3. In eyeglasses the combination with the bridge and lens-holder, of a post mounted on the lens-holder, a guard provided with separated, apertured ears through which the extremities of the post pass, a spring coiled around the post, a stop on the post engaging the spring at one extremity, the other extremity of the spring bearing against an ear of the guard, and having a tendency to push it off the post, and a stop connected with the post and engaging the other ear of the guard and arranged to hold the guard in place on the post in opposition to the tendency of the spring.

4. In eyeglasses the combination with a bridge and a lens-holder, ofa post made fast to the lens-holder, a guard provided with separated apertured ears, said ears being in sliding engagement with the post, a spring coiled around the post, a stop connected with the post and engaging one extremity of the coil, the other extremity of the coil bearing against one ear of the guard, and a stop connected with the post and engaged by the other ear of the guard,the arrangement being such that the expansion of the spring holds the guard in place 011 the post, while its torsional force is exerted to throw the guard toward the bridge whereby it grasps the nose of the wearer.

5. In eyeglasses the combination with a bridge and lens-holder, of a post mounted on the lens-holder, a guard provided with two separated, apertured parts forming bearings for the post and slidable thereon, a spring coiled around the post, a stop for one extremity of the coil whose opposite extremity engages a bearing of the guard, and a stop against which the opposite bearing of the guard is held by the action of the spring.

6. In eyeglasses the combination with a bridge and lens-holder, of a post mounted on the lens-holder, a guard having separated, apertured parts forming bearings which are slidable on the post, a spring coiled around the post between the guard-bearings, one extremity of which engages the lens-holder, while the other extremity bears against the guard, a stop for one extremity of the coil whose opposite extremity engages a bearing of the guard, and a stop against which the opposite bearing of the guard is held by the action of the spring.

7. In eyeglasses the combination with a bridge andlens-holder, of a post supported by the lens-holder, a guard having two separated, apertured parts forming bearings for the post and slidable thereon, a spring coiled around the post and engagingatone extremity, one of the bearing parts of the guard, a stop which the opposite extremity of the spring engages, and a stop against which the other bearing of the guard is held by the spring, the arrangement being such that as pressure is applied to the bearing engaged by the spring, the other hearing may he slipped from the post.

8. In eyeglasses the combination with a bridge and lens-holder, of a post mounted on the bridge, a guard mounted on the post and having two separated arms terminating in nosepieces, said arms being spring-pressed toward the bridge, the guard having two separated bearings engaging the post, a spring coiled around the post and having one extremity engaging one bearing of the guard, a stop against which the opposite extremityiof the spring bears, and a stop against which the other bearing of the guard is held by the expansive action of the spring, the arrangement being such that if pressure is applied to the bearing engaged by the spring, the other bearing may be detached from the post.

9. In eyeglasses the combination with a bridge and a lens-holder, of a post mounted on the lens-holder, a guard provided with two separated apertured parts forming bearings for the post and slidable thereon, a spring coiled around the post, a stop on the frame preventing longitudinal movement of the spring, said spring engaging a bearing of the guard, and a stop against which the opposite bearing of the guard is held by the action of the spring, substantially as described.

10. In combination with a pair of lenses and a bridge, a pair of upright pivots one at each end of the bridge, a nose-guard journaled on each pivot and consisting of a handle portion lying in front of the bridge and adjacent lens and a pair of arms extending inwardly and spread apart to straddle the bridge and provided with bearing-tips at their extremities, and springs pressing the tip-carrying ends of the arms toward each other.

11. The combination with a pair of lenses and a bridge, of a pair of upright pivots mounted on the bridge, a nose-guard journaledon each pivot and consisting of a handle portion lying in front of the bridge and a pair of arms extending inwardly and spread apart to straddle the bridge and provided with bearing-tips at their extremities, and springs pressing the tip-carrying ends of the arms toward each other.

12. The combination with a pair of lenses and a bridge, of a pair of nose-guards pivotally mounted on the bridge, each nose-guard iwardly and spread apart to straddle the l bridge, said arms being provided with bear- ;ing-tips at their extremities, and springs pressing the tip-carrying ends of the arms toward each other.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT BROOKS FINCH. I \Vitnesses:

EDWIN T. J ONES, MARY C. LAMB. 

